Most idiots think they know how to recruit. To an extent, they do. You might be the worst leader with the sketchiest track record at attracting and retaining talent, but you understand how it’s supposed to go down: Develop a pool of candidates, screen for competencies and character, and extend an offer with optimism and conviction. And in about a year’s time, when the fool you hired turns out to be incompetent, inconsistent, and/or inexcusably stupid, start the cycle all over again…